1/The Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric
Mental Health from @FAIRHealth
The white paper reported:
-Age 13-18: 333% increase in intentional self-harm claim
-intentional self-harm as a % of all medical claim lines in the 13-18 age group increased 90.71%
bit.ly/3qSt2my
2/age 13-18, claim lines for overdoses increased 94.9% % as a % of all medical claims
-Same grp 94% inc for gen anxiety disorder
Here`s a brief summary:
eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2…
3/ Locally we saw doubling in calls to @KidsHelpPhone

cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…
4/ Inc in eating disorder admissions:
ottawa.ctvnews.ca/cheo-sees-50-p…
5/ Inc in child maltreatment:
cbc.ca/news/canada/ot… @CASO_SAEO @CHEO @OttawaHealth
6/ All this to say we need to continue to advocate for our kids. Keeping schools open is the key to this.

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24 Feb
1/There's a lot of chatter about the safety of schools opening.
Here's a thread on why I think it's safe.
Decreasing #COVID19 cases despite schools being open throughout the country.
2/ Schools have not been the primary sources of outbreaks:
From COVID-19.ontario.ca
3/Children, specifically those under 10, do not seem to be a major vector of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
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